ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Edwina, Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather. Essex Edwina made her prediction during Turtle Back’s annual Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 2. She took over prognostication duties from her cousin Essex Ed last year. Essex Edwina also predicted the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — At the East Orange Senior Citizens Center on Halsted Street on Wednesday, Jan. 25, Mayor Ted Green hosted the East Orange 2023 Business Achievement Awards Luncheon to celebrate small businesses that supported and uplifted their communities during the pandemic. The master of ceremonies, Anna Banks, CEO of Thrive Leadership Institute Inc., […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team’s past season, culminating in a state championship, was the result of hard work, dedication and never giving up. That was the message delivered by the IHS football team’s assistant head coach, Nhemie Theodore, as he addressed the crowd during the school’s annual signing day on Wednesday, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted the first apprenticeship meeting for the Brick Church Station groundbreaking project on Monday, Jan. 30, at East Orange Public Library. More than 100 people, who had completed applications earlier, showed up for a construction job opportunity at the Brick Church Station. Everyone was provided an […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is looking for a few good women to become members. For the faint of heart, be advised: The process to become a DAR member can be arduous and time consuming. You must prove, by documentation, that […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 76th annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show was hosted Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, returning to its traditional Friday opening, following last year’s pandemic-induced Saturday and Sunday display. The show is touted as the longest running antiques show in New Jersey and one […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood began forming its 2023 municipal budget with hearings on Monday, Jan. 30, and Tuesday, Jan. 31, with township administrators presenting a preliminary draft of the budget to the Township Committee on Monday, Jan. 30. The township is aiming to raise taxes by only 2 percent. Public safety, which typically is the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested Feb. 1 for attempting to firebomb Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nicholas Malindretos, 26, of Clifton, is charged by complaint with one count of attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building used in interstate commerce. If convicted, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent Black History Month is kicking-off with an artists’ reception on Saturday, Feb. 11, to celebrate the new installation, “The Diva Difference: Sisters With Voices…Unabashedly Bold…Unapologetically Black,” an art exhibition presented by the West Orange Arts Council. The entire community is invited to the reception to experience work […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney, Councilwoman Tammy Williams and Councilwoman Michelle Casalino were in attendance to discuss redeveloping part of the Rock Spring Golf Club on Thursday, Feb. 16. Financial payments owed to the township after acquiring the golf club for $11.2 million in 2019 were discussed, as was the possibility […]